East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Ms Ramsdale
v Miss A Mulla
Decision date
27 March 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Cookson
Case Summary
Miss A Mulla brought claims of direct race discrimination, harassment related to race, and victimisation against East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Ms Ramsdale. The tribunal heard evidence over five days in March 2026. All complaints were found not to be well-founded and dismissed.
Why this outcome?
Claim not well-foundedThe tribunal found that the claimant's complaints of direct race discrimination, harassment related to race, and victimisation were not well-founded.
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Key Issues
- •direct race discrimination
- •harassment related to race
- •victimisation
Decision Text
1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Miss A Mulla First Respondent: Second Respondent: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Ms Ramsdale Heard at: Manchester On: 23, 24,25, 26 and 27 March 2026 Before: Employment Judge Cookson REPRESENTATION: Claimant: Ms S Crawshay-Williams Counsel) First Respondent: Mr R Dunn (Counsel) Second Respondent: Mr R Ryan (Counsel) JUDGMENT (1) The complaints of direct race discrimination are not well-founded and are dismissed. (2) The complaints of harassment related to race are not well-founded and are dismissed. (3) The complaints of victimisation are not well-founded and are dismissed. Approved by: Employment Judge Cookson 27 March 2026 2 Judgment sent to the parties on: 29 April 2026 .......................................... For the Tribunal: .......................................... Notes Reasons for the judgment having been given orally at the hearing, written reasons will not be provided unless a request was made by either party at the hearing or a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. If written reasons are provided they will be placed online. All judgments (apart from judgments under Rule 51) and any written reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimants and respondents. If a Tribunal hearing has been recorded, you may request a transcript of the recording. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, you will have to pay for it. If a transcript is produced it will not include any oral judgment or reasons given at the hearing. The transcript will not be checked, approved or verified by a judge. There is more information in the joint Presidential Practice Direction on the Recording and Transcription of Hearings and accompanying Gu…
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Case Details
- Claimant
- Miss A Mulla
- Case No.
- 2403663/2024
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 27 March 2026
- Published
- 22 May 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Cookson